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Cognitive dissonance

31 Tuesday May 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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cult, Donald Trump, flags, Grifter, lost cause, MAGA, missouri, right wingnut

This evening in west central Missouri:

Just one more cult of the lost cause.

A Grifter is gonna keep on grifting

13 Friday May 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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billboard, Donald Trump, Grifter, Nashville, right wingnut, Tennessee

On an industrial scale.

In every way possible.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

A foolish consistency

15 Tuesday Mar 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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CRT, Eric Schmitt, Grifter, missouri, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
We also suing @MissouriSBA for concealing it’s involvement with CRT in Missouri schools. For example from 2014 until recently Educational Equity Consultants’ website listed MSBA as a client. EEC pushes the 1619 Project & Ibram X Kendi’s works. #moleg #CRT
@realchrisrufo
11:35 AM · Mar 15, 2022

Some of the responses:

Explain what CRT is to us, Eric.

Please provide a list of all the MO elementary and secondary schools that teach CRT. Really? I didn’t think so. Enough with the dog whistles. You’re better than this. Or maybe you just aren’t.

Narrator: “He isn’t.”

Gonna miss a filing deadline on this one too?

Hey Eric why are you afraid of history? I bet your nickname in middle school was Eric Shitt wasn’t it?

I shouldn’t be but im still aghast that people like you exist in 2022. I really grew up thinking overt racists were extinct. [….]

What happened to you? When I knew you, you were a decent person. What radicalized you?

And Lord did you even read or listen to the 1619 project? Or did you just read other people’s opinions on it? Because I think you haven’t actually read it.

“its”. You should have paid more attention in English class.

He shouldn’t have slept through law school either.

Once you lose the primaries I’m curious if you will still pander this hard to the most hateful of all in America?

Yes. This has been another edition of short answers to simple questions.

Oh FFS. You are grasping at anything you hope will poke a MAGA. Have a little self respect.

He crossed that bridge a long time ago.

Have you always secretly been a terrible person, or just became one for power? Honestly don’t know which would be worse

Just when I thought you couldn’t get more ridiculous, frivolous and wasteful… there you go again.

Get fucked. Stop wasting our money on your senate campaign, grifter.

Tell us what CRT is. Go ahead….we will wait for you to show your ignorance once again.

You’re an idiot. No high school teaches CRT. You likely have no idea what it really is. Your fascism is showing.

Why do you hate American History?

Speaking of school, I would hope my AG would understand how apostrophes and commas work.

I’m not usually a big fan of pointing out typos, but this is par for the course for you.

You’re an idiot.

Eric you dipshit, you don’t even know what CRT is.

You are a waste of space.

Little mind.

Previously:

Mistaking mindless repetition for erudition (February 14, 2022)

Campaign Finance: Meanwhile, in Florida

12 Saturday Mar 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, US Senate

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campaign finance, Donald Trump, Eric Schmitt, Florida, fundraiser, Grifter, missouri, U.S. Senate

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Yesterday:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
Big night at our Mar-a-Lago event. God bless America. [….]
8:03 AM · Mar 11, 2022

поле́зный идио́т.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Some of the responses:

Did he convince how Putin’s War is encouraging building wind generators that are terrible?

By the way, did you donate any money to him for a new plane?

Nice. Did he tell the audience how much he loves Putin?

Hope it was worth it, Eric.

Seems empty since the ban on Russian oligarch travel.

Aren’t you running in MO, why are you campaigning in FL?

What part of Missouri is that in?

Putin is forever grateful that he has Republicans taking his side

Paling around with wannabe dictators that loves other dictators. Please tell me why we should vote for you again?

God save Missouri and the rest of the country from this chucklehead

Looks like he grabbed another pussy.

Embarrassing. America wants nothing to do with Putin’s cranky whipping boy and neither should you. Democracy matters.

You grabbing them like Trump?

DJT attempted to overturn an election and, effectively, end democracy.

Why do you hate democracy, Eric?

Did he grab your pussy, Eric? [….]

You are a spineless, weak, little lap dog.

So you have sworn allegiance to a liar and con man.

There’s more. There’s always more.

Sell out America, sell your book

03 Thursday Mar 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in media criticism

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book, Donald Trump, Grifter, Interview, Lester Holt, media criticism, NBC Evening News, right wingnut, William Barr

Anything for a dollar.

Tonight:

Michael Bersin @MBersin
@LesterHoltNBC I missed the point in your interview with William Barr (r) where you asked him why he waited to speak out until he was ready to sell his “tell-all” book.
5:52 PM · Mar 3, 2022

Earlier:

Mr. Newberger @jeremynewberger
I wouldn’t buy Bill Barr’s book, but I wouldn’t rule out paying to see him shove it up his ass.
12:12 PM · Feb 27, 2022

Yep.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Something, something, duct tape…

02 Wednesday Mar 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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anti-science, anti-vaccine, Corona virus, COVID-19, duct tape, Eric Greitens, Grifter, missouri, pandemic, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Eric Greitens (r) is a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Campaign supplies.

On Monday:

Eric Greitens @EricGreitens
It’s my honor to lead #ThePeoplesConvoy through Missouri!

No more mask mandates! No more vaccine mandates!

We the People want Freedom!
[….]
6:01 PM · Feb 28, 2022

“…No more mask mandates! No more vaccine mandates!…” So much to be frightened of.

Some of the responses:

How utterly embarrassing when Ukraine is under siege

There’s that.

MO never had state-wide mandates.
This is embarrassing at any time, but esp when men too delicate to wear masks are in the headlines at the same times as grandmas fighting Russian aggression.

What constitutional freedoms are we currently being deprived of?

What about duct tape mandates? [….]

I guess the “emergency” on the Mexican border was on hold today for a joyride where we pretend to be Canadians minus the universal healthcare.

Or, a small number of Canadians pretending to be American right wingnuts, just with universal healthcare.

There aren’t mandates. You are fighting nothing. And if you want to fight real oppression, this isn’t it.

If a face mask is anti-American – what about tying up a beautician?

Pretty sure it’s also absolutely unsafe to film while driving. Clearly, he doesn’t mind MO being one of the only two states where this foolishness won’t get him pulled over and ticketed for reckless, distracted driving. Embarrassing. Pity the camera didn’t fall.

Pretty sure you used to be ok with masks.

You’re probably vaccinated and boosted so hush

Did the hairdresser want her freedom?

This aged poorly.

Anybody tied up in the back seat?

Stay TF away from my daughters.

We all want freedom. Some of us think about others, and not just ourselves, narcissist.

Idiot?

Please don’t let the state line stop you… you should share your unique brand of desperate-psycopath with one of the surrounding 8 states…please?

Any women gagged and bound in your trunk?

Are you the same Eric Greitens who tied up a woman and took sexually explicit photographs of her without her consent? Just checking.

You get indicted for any new crimes lately?

LOL. Americans have moved on from your protests and little convoys. Read the room and try to keep up. Thanks man! [….]

The woman you tied up in your basement wanted freedom, too.

Damn…embarrassing

Do you realize how ridiculous this looks in the face of REAL threats to freedom? Go get a job (not representing me or any human on earth) or disappear back under a rock.

It takes a special kind of stupid to celebrate your freedom to catch a disease and die. Good for you, Potatoe.

Oh yeah let’s remove masks and vaccines that have saved countless lives that’s fuckin smart

Well. Clueless. Wasteful. Whiny. Pathetic.

Erics Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)

Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)

Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)

Waiting… (January 19, 2018)

Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)

The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)

RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)

Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)

Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)

A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)

Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)

“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)

It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)

The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)

Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)

It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)

Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)

HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)

Unhinged (April 19, 2018)

Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)

Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)

He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)

No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)

Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)

Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)

The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)

HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)

The second report (May 2, 2018)

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)

The process begins (May 4, 2018)

The Petition for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider “disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens” (May 4, 2018)

Campaign Finance: in the news (May 6, 2018)

Oxford coma (May 7, 2018)

A definition (May 13, 2018)

Felony invasion of privacy case against Eric Greitens (r) dropped (May 14, 2018)

“So far, so good…” (May 14, 2018)

Jean Peters Baker appointed as special prosecutor in Greitens (r) case (May 21, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – cross examination (May 23, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – transcript of witness deposition – on Koster and Greitens (May 22, 2018)

HR 2: Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – the process for impeachment (May 22, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Scott Faughn (May 23, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – not going to allow “cherry picking” (May 25, 2018)

Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight – Michael Hafner (May 29, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) resigns as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Senator Jill Schupp (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Statement by Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

Representative Stacey Newman (D) on the resignation of Eric Greitens (r) as Governor of Missouri (May 29, 2018)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): about those legal bills for Eric Greitens (r) submitted to the state… (June 9, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) – quarterly campaign finance report – July 2018 (July 16, 2018)

Final Report of the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight in the matter of Governor Eric R. Greitens (January 2, 2019)

Eric Greitens (r): Were they stored in the basement? (March 31, 2020)

Eric Greitens (r): there’s always 2024 (June 10, 2020)

When President Joe Biden (D) lives rent free inside your U.S. Senate campaign

04 Tuesday Jan 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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anti-vaccine, Corona virus, COVID-19, Grifter, Joe Biden, missouri, pandemic, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate, Vicky Hartzler

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

This morning from Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Biden just rammed through a booster shot recommendation for our kids without convening a panel of advisors to weigh in on the matter.

Doctors have called the move “unconscionable.”

Americans deserve answers from the White House.
[….]
8:08 AM · Jan 4, 2022

Fox?

“Faux News channel, fascist groupies” – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.

As usual, there is much hilarity in the responses:

What doctor?
#VickyHartzlerisaliar

Some Fox news contributer.

Vicky claims to be pro life.

And a faux entertainment article is your source? Aww vicks, do better.

Oh please. [….]

Recommendation doesn’t sound like mandates. Why do you dislike kids?

Go away Vicky

What doctors? Dr. Oz? #Covidiots2022

Release your January 6 text and emails.

They aren’t mandatory you nitwit but parents who actually love their children will get them the booster to protect them from death or long COVID

Too bad you don’t love kids like you love guns, insurrectionists, racists, Fascists, authoritarians, conspiracists, Proud Boys, white supremacy, and lying.

Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

Rent free.

HB 1993: and you’ll have to wear a brown shirt while you’re driving on it

28 Tuesday Dec 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly

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Donald Trump, Fascist pig, General Assembly, Grifter, HB 1993, infrastructure week, Mary Elizabeth Coleman, missouri, right wingnut

Wasting time.

Mary Elizabeth Coleman (r) [2019 file photo].

A bill, prefiled on December 16th:

HB 1993
Designates the “Donald J Trump Highway” in Jefferson County
Sponsor: Coleman, Mary Elizabeth (097)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2022
LR Number: 3695H.01I
Last Action: 12/16/2021 – Prefiled (H)
Bill String: HB 1993
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar

The bill text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1993 [pdf]
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COLEMAN (97).
3695H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 227, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the designation of a highway.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 227, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 227.487, to read as follows:
227.487. The portion of Interstate 55 from State Highway 141 continuing south to Richardson Road in Jefferson County shall be designated the “Donald J Trump Highway”. The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

It’ll be located in between the Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco segments of the highway.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Once they put in toll booths the former guy’s take from the skim should be fairly lucrative.

Small gestures

16 Tuesday Nov 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in meta

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Donald Trump, Grifter, grifting, right wingnut

“…a focal point for protests…”

It’s part of the brand.

On the scene.

Trump’s controversial hotel in D.C. will reportedly be sold and renamed
November 15, 2021 11:56 AM ET

Former President Donald Trump’s company has agreed to sell its Trump International Hotel operation in Washington, D.C., according to multiple reports. The deal is said to be worth $375 million and will result in the Trump name being removed from the landmark property that stands close to the White House.

[….]

The Trump International Hotel location opened on Pennsylvania Avenue in the fall of 2016, just a few months before Trump was inaugurated. It quickly became known as an enclave for Republican allies of Trump, as well as a focal point for protests against the president.

[….]

$375,000,000.00, eh? Must be nice.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Law and Order is supposed to be a thing, just never applied to republican apparatchiks

21 Thursday Oct 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Capitol breach, Congress, Contempt of Congress, Grifter, House of Representatives, Insurrection, Stephen Bannon

“Recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (On Agreeing to the Resolution)”

A yea:

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) [2019 file photo].

This afternoon:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 329
[….]
H RES 730 YEA-AND-NAY 21-Oct-2021 4:09 PM
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution
BILL TITLE: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
[….]
DEMOCRATIC 220
REPUBLICAN 9 202 1
INDEPENDENT
TOTALS 229 202 1
[….]
— YEAS 229 —

Bush
Cheney
Cleaver
Fitzpatrick
Gonzalez (OH)
Herrera Beutler
Katko
Kinzinger
Mace
Meijer
Upton

—- NAYS 202 —

Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)
Wagner

—- NOT VOTING 1 —

That’s definitely bipartisan.

Nays:

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

Billy Long (r) [2021 file photo]

Blaine Luetkemeyer (r)[2021 file photo]

Jason Smith (r) [2021 file photo]

Go figure.

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